Jack White Guests on New Danger Mouse Project

Spaghetti western-inspired project called Rome

Pictured: Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi at work on Rome

That Danger Mouse is full of surprises. Just when you think you've got the guy musically pegged, The Guardian announces a new spaghetti western-inspired project called Rome, which features Danger Mouse collaborating with Italian composer Daniele Luppi. It also boasts vocals from fellow work-a-holic Jack White, as well as Norah Jones.

The Rome release features many of the musicians-- now in their 70s-- who worked on the Ennio Morricone soundtracks for classics like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West. More details here. The album will be released on EMI in the U.S. and Lex internationally in 2011.